Barbara Poma is a complicated public figure. She and her husband, Rosario, and a business partner, opened Pulse nightclub in 2004. After the shooting, she founded the onePULSE Foundation, dedicated to building a memorial to the 49 killed and a museum to remember their lives and the impact of the tragedy. She reflects on the past five years.

• “We were able to keep the ball moving during COVID” (1:31)
• “Survivor Walk will be Phase 1” (4:50)
• “If you don’t understand LGBTQ history, then you can’t understand why Pulse was so important” (7:39)
• “How we chose the mission of onePulse” (9:07)
• “A series of weeklong events” (14:13)
• “This work gets me out of bed every day” (16:53)
• “There’s a hate problem in this country” (21:50)
• “Personally my husband and I have been dropped from the lawsuit” (25:41)
• “It will hit you when you are least expecting it” (29:27)
• “We’ve acquired the parcel behind Pulse” (34:51)

Many first met Patience Carter on June 14, 2016, telling her story through a poem she had written in a hospital bed in Orlando. It was two days after a mass shooting at Pulse nightclub that left 49 people dead, 68 seriously wounded and dozens more deeply traumatized. Orlando Sentinel senior reporter Kate Santich talks to survivors of the shooting and the people working to honor those who did not. This is the story of Patience Carter – now Patience Murray. And this is Pulse, Five Years Later.

• “Seeing the palm trees for the first time” (4:24)
• “I felt strong. I felt invincible.” (6:52)
• “That process of finding Pulse was so innocent” (8:27)
• “The guilt of being alive is heavy” (12:57)
• “Years of self-hating” (15:53)
• “The impossible becoming possible” (20:08)
• “Life does exist after tragedy” (31:50)
• “I talked myself out of my own destiny” (33:14)
• “The heaviness of not forgiving” (36:06)
• “I am not big enough to do this life on my own” (38:26)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Wednesday, June 9, 2021.

• 5 years after Pulse shooting, Florida has seen few gun reforms (:26)
• A week to remind us that LGBTQ bigotry is alive and well in Florida | Editorial (5:32)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Tuesday, June 8, 2021.

• Orange County still hopes to raise impact fees for roads, schools despite new state law (:30)
• County commissioners are expected to lay down rules to allow backyard chickens in neighborhoods (4:24)
• Disney at 50: 12-year-old flies alone from California for Magic Kingdom’s first day; later, he becomes Imagineer (7:17)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Monday, June 7, 2021.

• Orange medical advisers worry about students under 12 as local schools consider ending masks (:42)
• Florida prisons try mentor program to help those on short sentences succeed after release (4:24)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Friday, June 4, 2021.

• DeSantis rips CDC as Florida hits impasse in talks over cruises (:45)
• Fairy Doors makes magical return to Leu Gardens for 4th year (4:43)
• Weekend weather presented by On Top of the World (8:06)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Thursday, June 3, 2021.

• Orange County health department to receive $32 million from feds to continue fighting COVID-19 (:45)
• 689 area code debuted in Central Florida with a splash, but there’s hardly been a ripple since (6:00)
• Weather presented by Premier Sotheby’s International Realty (11:37)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update of Wednesday, June 2, 2021.

• DeSantis signs transgender sports ban on first day of LGBTQ Pride Month (:25)
• Lawmakers were given a chance this year to help Florida’s renters. Their reply: Nah | Editorial (4:36)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Tuesday, June 1, 2021.

• On Pre-K, America should follow Florida’s lead ... and Florida should do better | Commentary (:30)
• Altamonte Mall looks to add Black-owned stores by helping pay for setup, offering guidance (6:07)

Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Thursday, May 27, 2021.

• Cruise ships could start test sailings by late June, Port Canaveral leader says (:46)
• History Center exhibit marks five years after Pulse Tragedy (8:13)
• Weather presented by Premier Sotheby’s International Realty (12:33)